Weather-board gage



(No Model.)

J. H. KUYKENDALL & J. K. ELKINS.

WEATHER BOARD GAGE.

No. 338,233; Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HARVEY KUYKENDALL AND JEDEDIAH KILBUBN ELKINS, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

WEATHER-BOARD GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 338,233, dated March 16, 1886.

Application filed June 4, 1835. Serial No. 167,646. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN HARVEY KUY- KENDALL and JEDEDIAH KILBURN ELKIns, citizens of the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, have inventedja new and usefulImprovement in Squares, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to weather-boarding gages; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which may be operated with readiness and facility, and by means of which the necessary measurements may be obtained with ease and a degree of accuracy not heretofore achieved.

With these ends in view the said invention consists in the pecular construction and novel combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of a portion of a house, illustrat ing the manner of using our improved gage. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of our improved gage. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the gage in its folded position. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of Fig. longitudinal section of a modification. 6 is a view of another modification. a transverse section on the line :0 00, Fig. 4.

Like letters are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several figures. V

Referring to the drawings, A designates a rectangular block of wood forming the body or handle of the gage, and provided with alongitudinal slot, B, to receive the blade 0, which is slotted longitudinally at a, to work over a pin orpost, D, provided at the forward end of the block. Ametallic facing-plate, E, covers the upper side of the block A, fitting over the slot B, and has its ends extended down and secured over the ends of the block. A similar facing-plate, F, is secured to the underside of the block A, and is provided with alongitndinal flange or projection, G, which extends along the center of the plate and is adapted to (it over the outside of the weather-board to hold the gage in correct position while taking the measurements. The front or forward end is slotted transversely,

Fig. 5 is a- Fig. Fig. 7 is as at b, to allow the blade to swing down at right angles to the block, the slot 1) communicating with the slot B, as shown.

In the under side of the block, near the forward end, is provided a recess or chamber, H, to receive a coiled spring, I, the latter hearing at one end against the rear wall of the recess and at its other end against a transverse plate, J, the latter working across the transverse slot 12, and having its ends extended beyond the slot above the plate F.

On the outer end of the bladeG is provided a T-shaped head, K, either arm of which is arranged to come in contact with the weatherboarding and retain the blade on a true line.

It will be observed that the spring I serves to keep or retain the plate J in contact with the inner side of the blade, so as to force the latter outwardly in an inclined line of about seventy-five degrees. Thus when the blade is forced inwardly while in use, this spring will be compressed to allow the blade to extend in a vertical line, as will be readily understood.

The operation of ourinvention may be briefly recited as follows: In Fig. 1 a side or front of a house is shown, with the weather-boarding placedin position for a short distance. In fitting the boards to go in a given space it is found necessary to mark either or both ends of the board, and this has heretofore been accomplished with a clumsy piece of slotted wood, which, as it could not be retained in a proper position, was very inaccurate and altogether useless for the purpose in view. It was to avoid the objections raised against the aforesaid device that we have devised the present improvement, which is so simple to operate and accurate in its results that any one, though a novice in the art, will be enabled to make a perfect fit.

Reference is made to Fig. l of the drawings to show the mode of using our improved gage, the top board (designated by the letter M) being supported on temporary nails 6 a, projecting from the board below. This board M has one end in position against the windowcasing, while its other end projects over the corner board, N, of the house for any desired distance.

To allow the board M to fit between the window-casing and the corner board, it must ICC be marked and cut off to correspond with the latter, and to enable this to be accurately done we proceed as follows: Place the block A of the gage upon the upper edge of the board at that point where it is desired to be marked. pushing it along the board until the head K of the blade strikes the corner board, N, the blade now extending in an inclined position, as shown. The block or body is pushed still farther along the board M until the front end of the block abuts against the corner board N, when the blade will have assumed a vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines, and while in this position, a line may be drawn on the board M along the blade, this line corresponding with the line of the corner board. This board M may be cut off on the line just made, when it will be found to fit neatly the space between the window-casing and the corner board. This action may be repeated with the same result, and in case it is found necessary to mark both ends of the board, this can be effected by two workmen using the gage at each end, as will be readily understood. The projection or flange G, provided on the block or body A,allows the latter to he slid along the board without moving it out of line, and it also steadies the block in its position and guides it in its movements.

WVhen it is desired to fold the blade within the handle,the blade is thrown up into a horizontal position, and then slid inward and received-within the slot B, the head K extend ing transversely across the forward end of the handle, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position, it will be seen that the blade is entirely concealed within the handle or block A, and is out of the way, so as to enable the gage to be carried in a convenient manner in the pocket of the workman.

In Fig. 5 we have illustrated amodification of our improved gage, which consists in providing a lateral stud, f, on the blade 0, and in substituting for the coiled spring shown in the other figures a U-shaped spring, 0, one arm of which bears against the upper wall of the block or handle A, while the other arm acts upon the stud f, the action of this spring causing the blade to be thrown outward.

The modification shown in Fig. 6 is very similar to that shown in Fig. 5; but the spring 0 is secured rigidly to the upper wall of the block A, and has only one arm which bears against the stud f, for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned. Y

The operation and mode of using these modified forms is precisely the same as in the construction shown in Fig. 2, and therefore need not be repeated.

IVhile we prefer the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, yet we do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction, since changes in its form and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of our invention.

Having described our invention, we claim- 1. In a weather-board gage, the block,body, or handle,in combination with a swinging springactuated blade, the latter extending normally in an inclined position when in use,and adapted to be operated or forced inwardly, the handle or body being slitted or made hollow to receive the blade when not in use, as set forth.

2. In a weather-boarding gage, the body or handle, in combination with aspring-actuated blade pivoted and adapted to fold in said body or handle, andwhich extends normally when in use in an inclined line and is adapted to be operated or forced inwardly into a vertical position, as set forth.

3. In a weather-boarding gage, the block, body,or handle,in combinationwith a springactuated blade formed at its outer end with a head, as at K, as set forth.

4. In a weather-boarding gage, the block, body,or handle, provided with a longitudinal flange or projection along one side, in combination with the adjustable spring-actuated blade pivoted in said handle, as set forth.

5. In a weather-board gage,the bloek,body, or handle slotted, recessed,or made hollow,as described, in combination with the blade slotted longitudinally, a pivot, post, or stud arranged at the forward end of the block and received within the slot of the blade, anda spring acting upon the inner side of said blade, as set forth.

6. In a weather-boardgage,theblock, body, or handle, in combination with the pivoted blade, a coiled spring fitted in a recess of the block, and a plate arranged to be forced out ward by the spring and held in contact with the side of the blade, as set forth.

7. Ina weather-boarding gage, the block, body,or handle slotted, recessed, or made hollow, in combination with a pivoted sliding blade adapted to extend outward at an angle from one end of the body or to be received within the same, and a spring acting against one side ofthe blade, as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HARVEY KUYKENDALL. JEDEDIAH KILBURN ELKINS.

\Vitnesses:

V. E. SHAW, WV. D. ILGENFRITZ.

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